World stocks edge up ahead of US jobs report
BANGKOK — World shares advanced Friday as investors looked to the monthly U.S. jobs report and amid concerns about the prospects for a long-term U.S-C...
ASEAN meet spotlights advances in trade, sea pact, and rifts
NONTHABURI, Thailand — Southeast Asian leaders are making last-minute efforts with wealthier neighbors led by China to conclude negotiations on one of...
China’s economy struggles as consumers tighten belts
BEIJING — With home sales crashing, real estate agent Zhang Yonggang is tightening his belt, part of a plunge in Chinese consumer demand that is a big...
AP FACT CHECK: Impeachment probe isn’t driving stock decline
NEW YORK — President Donald Trump is falsely suggesting that Thursday's stock market decline was driven primarily by the impeachment inquiry.
Ukraine’s plan to sell farmland raises fears of foreigners
NEBELYTSIA, Ukraine — Most of Ukraine's rich farmland is carved up into small plots owned by about 7 million people, like Tetiana Petrovych, the postm...
Global stocks mixed after Wall Street rises on Fed rate cut
BEIJING — Global stock markets were mixed Thursday after the Federal Reserve cut a key U.S. interest rate and Chinese factory activity contracted.
Li delights home crowd and takes lead in Shanghai
SHANGHAI — Li Haotong no longer feels the pressure of playing before a home crowd. He enjoyed just about every minute Thursday, and he gave them plent...
Pompeo criticizes China and long-held US views on country
WASHINGTON — Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is lashing out at China and accusing the Chinese Communist Party of adopting policies that run counter to ...
Apple shakes off iPhone slump to deliver strong fiscal 4Q
SAN FRANCISCO — Apple is still running a well-oiled moneymaking machine despite cooling demand for its hottest product, the iPhone.
Threat to US elections in 2020 is not limited to Russia
WASHINGTON — Russia interfered in the 2016 election and may try to sway next year's vote as well. But it's not the only nation with an eye on U.S. pol...
Trump skips ASEAN meet, sends security adviser O’Brien, Ross
BANGKOK — U.S. national security adviser Robert C. O'Brien and Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross will represent President Donald Trump at two regional su...
World shares mostly lower as investors eye Fed, trade news
BANGKOK — Global shares mostly retreated Wednesday as investors eye a possible interest rate cut in the U.S. while hoping for a breakthrough on the U....
Column: 82 and 26, the standards of Woods and Mickelson
SHANGHAI — Phil Mickelson looked boyish in a dark suit that hung from his shoulders and appeared to be two sizes too big, the result of losing 28 poun...
Here’s the single phrase to watch for from the Fed this week
WASHINGTON — Economists and investors who are trying to get a fix on what the Federal Reserve may do in the months ahead have zeroed in on a single ph...
Global markets dip as week of earnings, reports heats up
BANGKOK — Shares in Europe turned lower on Tuesday after a mixed session in Asia, where Chinese benchmarks declined after Hong Kong's leader warned po...
Asian shares mixed after S&P 500 hits all-time high
BANGKOK — Shares were mixed in Asia and Chinese benchmarks fell Tuesday after the S&P 500 index closed at an all-time high.
Ashleigh Barty set for 1st WTA Finals appearance in China
SHENZHEN, China — Ashleigh Barty of Australia is ready to cap off the most successful season of her career with a first appearance in the year-end WTA...
Global shares mixed amid uncertainty over trade, Brexit
TOKYO — Global shares were mixed Friday, with U.S.-China trade tensions and Britain's unruly process toward leaving the European Union weighing on inv...
Inequalities in China drive many to seek better life abroad
BEIJING — Weeks prior to the discovery in England of the bodies of 39 people believed to be from China, Beijing was holding lavish National Day celebr...
Asian shares mixed after US gains amid global uncertainties
TOKYO — Asian shares were mixed Friday, after Wall Street indexes posted modest gains, cheered by solid profits and forecasts from U.S. technology com...
Pence takes swipe at NBA, Nike in critical speech on China
WASHINGTON — Vice President Mike Pence took a swipe at Nike and the NBA on Thursday in a speech criticizing communist China's record on trade and huma...
As China builds up Africa, some in Uganda warn of trouble
KAMPALA, Uganda — China's assertive, large-scale investments in Africa are starting to find pushback in Uganda, where some critics worry the East Afri...
Stocks eke out gains after a mixed set of earnings reports
U.S. stock indexes eked out tiny gains Wednesday following a wobbly day of trading as investors reviewed another set of mixed quarterly report cards f...
Uncertainties escalate for Fed as it weighs another rate cut
WASHINGTON — The Federal Reserve finds itself in an unusually delicate spot as it considers how much more to try to stimulate an economy that's still ...
Slowing global growthrowth hits Caterpillar in 3Q
NEW YORK — A slowing global economy is taking a toll on Caterpillar, which cut its outlook for the year Wednesday after profits and revenue slid in th...
Q&A: How a woman’s death got tangled in Hong Kong politics
TAIPEI, Taiwan — Around Valentine's Day last year, the decomposing body of a pregnant Hong Kong woman, 21-year-old Poon Hiu-wing, turned up in the tal...
Harris, colleagues seek Ukraine info via public records law
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Presidential hopeful Kamala Harris and two of her Democratic Senate colleagues are trying to force the Trump administration to re...